North Carolina State University Athletics
Sunday, February 22
Raleigh, N.C.
2 PM
NC State
vs
Syracuse
Women’s Basketball Back Home to Host Syracuse
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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team returns home to face Syracuse on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. The matchup, which is important in the ACC standings, will be aired on The CW.
ABOUT NC STATE
- NC State is 10-5 in the ACC in fifth place. Sunday's game is huge with one of the double byes in the ACC Tournament up for grabs
- The Wolfpack is looking to snap a two-game losing streak, its first since 2024, and avoid three straight losses (has not happened since 2017-18)
- NC State is No. 24 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and four Quad 2 wins
- NC State is tied for first for the best average opponent NET ranking (73) in the country
- Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.8) on 52.3 percent shooting (192-367) and rebounding (11.8), while also leading the league in rebounds, defensive rebounds (8.4) and double-doubles (17). She is fourth in the country in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds
- Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game and averages 16.2 points per game
- Zamareya Jones has a team's most 59 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.9 points per game
- Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.42 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage of .534 (110-206), averaging 11.2 points per game
- Three different Pack players rank in the top 10 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.8), Brooks (6th - 16.2) and Jones (10th - 14.9), and two rank in the top 11 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 11.8) and Trygger (11th - 7.3)
- NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (43.42) and defensive rebounds per game (31.4), which are seventh and third in the country, respectively
SCOUTING SYRACUSE
- Syracuse was picked to finish 13th in the ACC Preseason Poll
- This season, Syracuse is 21-5 overall and 11-4 in ACC play in fourth place in the league
- ACC Freshman of the Year candidate Uche Izoje leads with team with 14.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game with 68 total blocks
- Dominique Darius has a team's most 93 assists and tallies 13.0 points per game
- Sophie Burrows has registered 55 steals and logs 11.2 points per game
- Laila Phelia averages 13.7 points per game
LAST TIME OUT
- NC State dropped its game at No. 9/13 Duke, 83-65
- Pierre had 24 points, five rebounds and two steals
- Brooks registered 21 points, all in the second half, with two steals
- The Pack forced 18 Duke turnovers and won the battle in points in the paint (42-36)
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 13-4)
- Sunday is the 18th game of the all-time series
- NC State has a nine-game winning streak over the Orange
- The Pack is 5-1 in games played at home against Syracuse
- NC State gutted out a 74-66 road win at Syracuse last season, ending the game on an 11-0 run. Brooks led the Pack with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
UPCOMING
NC State will be back at home for the last time of the regular season to host Wake Forest on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra and will serve as Senior Day to honor five managers.
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